Dennington

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2867).
  2. A town in the Shire of Moyne and the City of Warrnambool, south western Victoria, Australia
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Dennington Denningtons Denington

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Denegifu, which is composed of the elements Dene (“Dane”) + gifu (“gift”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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